Since 2011, market participants, regulators, and watchers have understood that intermittent energy sources—wind and solar—are causing three major problems in the ERCOT electric market.  First, their intermittency has increasingly pushed the grid towards unreliability. Second, they have driven reliable thermal…

Texas taxpayers have an urgent need for property tax relief, which should include a clear path to eliminating school district maintenance and operations (M&O) property taxes—the largest portion of Texans’ property tax bills. Despite claims of historic tax cuts, Texans…

The failure of property tax relief efforts over the last six years is a perfect example of how local governments are using taxpayer money to lobby against the interests of Texans.  Most local governments have abandoned any semblance of fiscal…

Texas must take advantage of this moment to rein in its bloated government workforce and put taxpayers first. The resignation of 77,000 federal employees out of 2.2 million—and nearly 3 million including contractors—proves what we already knew: government is too…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 26th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 28 (SB 28) – Texas Lottery Restrictions Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas state lawmakers and…

The Texas House sells HB 2 and HB 3 as a package deal for education reform, calling them the “Texas Two-Step.” But this so-called two-step is a misstep.  The package prioritizes billions more taxpayer money for a broken public education…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 25th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 26 (SB 26) – Teacher pay increases at expense of taxpayers. Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both…

Texas House Leadership Sidesteps Full House Vote In a move that bypasses traditional legislative procedures and disrespects taxpayers, the Texas House Administration Committee has unilaterally approved significant budget increases for legislative offices, including a controversial new stipend for Democrat vice…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 18th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1) –  No bail for illegal aliens charged with felonies. Subject: Senate Bill 40 (SB 40)…

On Thursday, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the Senate’s initially proposed property tax relief legislation, which raises the homestead exemption for school property taxes. SB 4, along with it’s accompanying constitutional amendment SJR 2, will utilize…

The Texas Senate has recently passed SB 2, a landmark piece of legislation that introduces school choice for families across the state. This bill seeks to ensure that Texas students have access to the best educational opportunities available, whether that…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 11th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) –  Property Tax Relief, Raising the Homestead Exemption Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to…

A sentiment making its way around the Texas Legislature is that providing tax relief for property owners is “too big of a commitment.” An element of this sentiment was expressed several times in a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing where…

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for February 4th, 2025  Texas House of Representatives None Texas Senate Subject: Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) –  School Choice Reminder: Vote Notices are provided to both Texas state lawmakers and…

Texans Will Get Less Than $4 Billion Out of the $24 Billion Budget Surplus Executive Summary Though it is difficult to discern from recent statements made by Texas’ legislative leaders, the Texas Senate has budgeted only $3 billion for new…